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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1978
Page
8
Funeral notices list Robert Lee Jones 14 of 3812 Canton Ave Lorain and Robert W Henry 50 of 246 Princeton Ave among others. Services include details on locations officiants and burial plans with relatives named, spanning Elyria Wellington and Lorain.
Elyria solicitor George Ferguson reported campaign expenditures of 5431 dollars in the Democratic primary for probate judge. The filing deadline for expense accounts is 4 p.m. today. Other notable filings include Citizens for the Juvenile Justice levy 5949, Marie Tansey reelection 3094, Scribner Fauver 2931, Lorain County health levy 2209, Michael Stekeley 1148, Elyria Education Association 1584, Citizens for Midview levy 1957, and John Bara 2780.
The Lorain County Junior Fair Board announces a tractor pull at the Lorain County Fair grounds in Wellington this Sunday at 1 p.m. Weigh-ins at the Agrica Warehouse Route 58 from 8 a.m. to noon. Entry is 8 dollars. Tractors must be Lorain County owned except modified class. Two pickup classes 5 500 and 7 500 pounds. Residents only. Proceeds fund this year’s junior fair expenses.
Birth announcements list a daughter born to Mr and Mrs George Davis at 299 Warden Ave and a son to Mr and Mrs Thomas Simon at 110 Bailey Ct Also noted are multiple names with addresses including Lorain Cleveland North Ridgeville Avon Lake Vermilion Sheffield Lake and Sheffield Lake with various adults and couples receiving births on July 18 37 and 20 in a compact local notice style.
Elyria woman Betty Guzzi 35 of 1028 Oakwood Dr. was ordered held to the Lorain County Grand Jury after a preliminary hearing on a murder charge in her husband George J. Guzzi being shot July 16. Police say a domestic quarrel sparked the shooting. Guzzi died from a chest wound from a .22 caliber single shot derringer. She is jailed in Lorain County in $25,000 bond, entered innocent at the Municipal Court hearing before Judge Stephen R. Nagy.
React, a national volunteer group, will host its 3rd International Leadership Conference August 10–13 at Baldwin Wallace College in Berea. Speakers from FCC and DOT will participate. Attendance is 85 with on campus housing or 30 off campus. Contact Fred Courtright or Suburban React for details. Toltecs of 7th century Mexico fought wars with wooden swords to avoid killing opponents.
The J. Ferry Nursing Home Inc in Lorain County sues the Ohio and Lorain County Welfare Departments over a federal decertification order that halted Medicaid support for 17 patients. The suit seeks rescission of the order and daily per-patient damages of 20.72 for each day the patients remain in the home, contending substantial compliance with federal standards.
The parks and recreation department announced a bicycle registration event Saturday from 9 30 a m to noon at East Park on Prospect Street. The 50 cent fee covers ownership as long as the owner remains unchanged.
The Clague Playhouse presents the musical Dames at Sea with performances July 27 30 and August 3 6 at 8 p.m. at 1871 Clague Road Westlake Reservations are required and box office hours are Monday to Saturday 1 to 6 p.m.
A two car collision on Route 60 a mile north of New London at 11 a.m. Thursday sent four residents to hospitals with injuries. Driver Jackie Bursley, 18, suffered a broken ankle and was moved to Fisher-Titus Hospital then transferred to Providence Hospital. Also hospitalized were Ella Bursley, 43, Gary Bursley, 14, and Evelyn Bates, 55. Bates was cited for failure to yield the roadway. The Norwalk Patrol said Bates, driving south, overreacted to the northbound car and crossed left of center, causing the crash with the Bursley vehicle.
Lorain County investigators probe the murder of 35 year old Robert L. Roberts found shot on Neff Road near Route 83 in Grafton Township. FBI aid sought to locate Roberts' New York contacts while detectives chase clues like a loaded pistol, ammunition, and a suitcase with his New York address.
Elyria Planning Commission approved a modified zoning request by Elmar Co. partners Lorne J. Elbert and Joseph Marsho for North Abbe Road to allow a restaurant and offices across from Lorain County Community College. City Council previously vetoed a similar plan and a 2.66 acre parcel was reduced. two commissioners opposed. The panel also backed Stella's Sub Shop zoning despite a pending injunction over illegal restaurant operation in a non zoned area.
Nine more Splash-a-thons to aid the Lorain County Easter Seal Society are planned at pools across the county. Events include Avon Lake Municipal Pool Ellen Triva-Rovich coordinator Valley View Vermilion Floyd Longfellow coordinator Rajahland Fred Fox coordinator Oak Hills with Nancy Shanks, Swim for Crippled Children. Riviera Swim Club Night Marathon Swim. Longfellow Oakwood Central Lorain City Pools evening swims. Crystal Springs North Ridgeville Splash-a-thon. future events at Club Carousel Maude Neiding Pool Amherst. Swimmers submitting receipts by August 15 receive a Splash Patch and a McDonald’s gift. Trophies go to each pool’s top fundraiser. top ten earn a Cedar Point day with transport, admission, and lunch.
Lorain man Robert Palmer, of 4888 Mapleview Drive, is a regional coordinator for a new statewide solar energy coalition formed by Ohioans for Utility Reform. The group emerged after a University of Toledo solar energy conference and aims to pass laws, educate the public, and push tax and utility incentives for solar users.
AMHERST The proposed 1 million DePaola Park remains possible after a city council vote against seeking state matching funds. Mayor DePaola said the city is not obligated to raise the money, while a reconsideration motion may be filed at the next meeting. The 16 acre site behind Amherst Plaza was donated in 1976 by Roy and Joan Shaffer Jr. with naming in honor of the mayor.
Nineteen Ford Motor Co workers were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at the Baumhart Road assembly plant. Four were later released from Lorain Community Hospital. Damage was listed at 5581 dollars with the blaze likely started by a careless cigarette smoker.
Lorain County Coroner Dr. William Kishman said Lawrence G. Arndt 65 of Nova may have died accidentally by electrocution while washing his trailer. He noted observed burns and awaited autopsy results. In a separate case, 14-year-old Bob Jones of Lorain was killed by a shotgun discharge at a friend's Sheffield Township home. A 14-year-old friend admitted firing the gun. the youth faces no charges yet and a juvenile court report will be prepared.
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